[{"bbox": [84, 146, 1141, 1232], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">Planning processes and systems</td><td>Coordination issues: A lack of appropriate coordination with other development partners could lead to duplication of activities, which would render this Action less relevant.</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Strong governance coordination mechanisms are established with other partners and with the Government of Ethiopia, including use of the Rural Economic Development and Food Security (REDFS) Platform.</td></tr><tr><td>Sustainability issue: Inadequate technical human resources to support the solution</td><td>Low</td><td>Medium</td><td>Develop training and technical support framework within the system for business continuity</td></tr><tr><td>Climate-related</td><td>Impact of climate change and other hazards on production levels.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Actions to mitigate the impact of climate change will be carried out by coordinated public-private interventions, making use of surveillance, alert systems and analysis.</td></tr><tr><td>Business environment related</td><td>Lack of willingness on the side of the Ethiopian government to implement needed reforms related to the business environment</td><td>High</td><td>High</td><td>Continued dialogue with the Ethiopian government at all levels</td></tr><tr><td>Gender Equality</td><td>Insufficient or inadequate gender mainstreaming could reinforce gender inequalities and the non-realisation of human rights in the sector, and hinder the efficiency and sustainability of the action.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>Support and strengthen the guidelines of the Women's Affairs Department of the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure gender mainstreaming in the sector and to respond to women's needs and interests.<sup>5</sup><br>At present in the horticulture sector around 80% of the workers are female. Therefore the Action will integrate specific gender-related issues into the component aimed at improving health and working conditions.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [95, 1233, 249, 1257], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [95, 1277, 1132, 1438], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is designed building up on success achieved with systemic as well as hands-on field level approaches to foster rural employability and to graduate the poor out of poverty and contribute to improved food security, as well as to transform the current agricultural system based on subsistence agriculture into a fully-fledged sustainable food system (including food safety) with increased private sector participation. The learnings gained and foundations created with the EU MS programmes are also the basis of the Action for consolidating and success-replication."}, {"bbox": [95, 1449, 1132, 1504], "category": "Text", "text": "Recent implementation of programmes and projects by the European Commission, some of which will continue in the future, has demonstrated strength in some approaches to support to the agriculture sector. In particular:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1517, 1132, 1569], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Experience has shown that cluster organisation of farmers is essential for their successful integration into the value chains;"}, {"bbox": [84, 1619, 568, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ EU Country Gender Profile – CGP Ethiopia (Europe.eu)"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 34"}]